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Vintage Computing Timeline: 2400 BCE - Abacus

Vintage Computing Timeline: 2400 BCE – Abacus

It is unworthy of excellent men to lose hours like slaves in the labor of calculation. – Gottfried Leibniz, 1685

c. 2400 BCE

The Abacus – the first known calculator was in use throughout Mesopotamia and possibly in Egypt. The device was used for simple addition and subtraction.

It would seem that calculation by handwas as tiresome in the ancient world as it is today. This prompted the creation of…

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Vintage Computing Timeline: 2500 B.C.E

Vintage Computing Timeline: 2500 B.C.E

Introduction

I have always wanted to create a computing timeline for my own educational curiosity. Computing involves many different disciplines, such as, computer engineering, software engineering, computer science, information systems, and information technology.

I will be converting ancient systems into systems that we use today for clarity sake. I will be using various versions of the BASIC…

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